Telegram-herald., 1887-10-25
.ALDERhAN'S NIGHT
AN UNUSUALLY oOleT SESSION.
special Asotiex - ne Held - Dase1ss
Reports the Mater 90ssSies--A
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Asvof D.kttasu ~ss ~eu enough te pre-
side a tie session Of the Council last even
iaz. AL % she Aidsrsaen were plsseas sx-
MessFs Psnthnd. Mckee. davidson. and
oaAnosbaa.
ESQ. ". ThAyer u tie board Of Public
WoTas stated TO the Council tAsI the Ts-
port of ar. Cook tie hydraulic snxlneer
lad been Ieoeised by the BOARD and that
the same would be presented TO the Co0n-
eli. lie said that the report Was very
lengthy and that in order 70 give II fuil
consideration hc suggested that the C@ua-
cii hold special meeting and asked that
Thurs lay night might be appointed fer
holtiae such meeting
Alderman Hayward believed iiat The re-
port should be carefully scratinised aud sd-
yised Against the publication ~ such report
A. rival water COMPANIES mlghi take sdyan-
sase OF t. The report wss ths property of
the city sni the Board Of Public Works
should retain possession 0i II. The Alder
man moved that the COonci, meet IN Com
mitise OF the Whole on Thursday evening
with ,he Board OF Public Works
Alderman Creqae offered an amendment.
asking laat the citizens be invited 10 meet
Win tIc tCAACl-
Alderman Stein thought that the best
way 10 defeat the water scheme was TO re-
fuse 10 invite the citizenst 10 be present. there
was natural prejudice Against tie Bosrd.
As Il is a matter that the ely at large is TO
decide the citizens should be asked 10 be
present.
Alderman Stewart said that II would be q
preliminary meeting and that the citizens
would have az opportunity Afterwards 10
consider the plans.
Alderman BTenner said that the people
| paid the bills, no; the Common Council,
and should be invited 10 be present
| Alderman Lsuniere said he did not
want 10 keep anything secret from the pub
| lie. He wanted 10 keep the plans away
from a private corporation. and IL was for
tue reason OF protecting the citys interest
that he advocated holding the nrst meeting
.scretely. The city paid for.the plans and
were entitled 10 the benefit OF them first.
President 1hayer said there was nothing "a
the report that would benefit the Hydraulic
C0mpA save the estimates OF casts.
Alderman Hayward then withdrew his
! motion. and the special meeting will be
held openly.
Alderman DeGrssf, of the Com mittee ON
Ordinances. offered an ordinance extend
ing the fire limits on the West Side. The
ordinance was put on its second reading
and then Laid on the table for q week The
| ordinance provides for the extension of the
limits one half block north q the present
| limits.
Alderman Hayward moved resolution
| requesting the Police and Fire Commis-
| sloners 10 instruct the Superintendent OF
| Police 20 ascertain the number of meat
| reddleys plying their vocation without a
| license nnd report the same 10 the Council.
| Tho Alderman said ia support of his Teso-
| luton that be knew OF ZEN or more per-
sons engaged IN the business OF pecdling
| meat without a license. lie did not thin K
the police force were doing their duty when
| tsenty peodlers were allowed 20 20 unn0-
| les,ed- IL was great injustice to those
| peddlers who had paid their 500 license.
Alderman Creqre said that be had no.
| tced good many meat reddIers on the
| West Side. anu that be believed they had
some cunning preiext by which they evnd-
| ed The payment of the license.
| Aldermen stated thai the high license
| was csisblishe0 st the request Of these same
Iedder- ana thst the police ouzlt to pur =
| sge ali viClsi0rs OF the ordinance.
Assistant City Attorney TAYLOR said that
| the city had prepared evidence in one case
| aSsinst meal peddier. They made IL 5
| test case The point MAS RAISED ;hat the
| AMOUNT OF The license was exorbiiABt. in
| the Police Count the city won It's case. II
| was then appealed tU the Superior Court
| aud she defendant was scQ0itssd. The
| question as 10 whether the license was
grossly high should be disposed OF in the
/ Saprsme court. ADD it wss question as "a
| nefber " was wise 20 Involve the city IN
| tie expense of further pros. .clilon vi vio-
Ia Ions Until that matter was se.tled.